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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made bes… more

A rapidly-moving narrative of the detective-story type, in which a rascally diamond smuggler is out-witted by a young Californian and the girl who was to have been the thief’s victim.”A stirring and sprightly tale.”—Brooklyn Eagle.”An exci… more

THE LONE WOLF MYSTERIES are the first four books in Louis Joseph Vance’s highly popular ‘Lone Wolf’ series of mystery novels. They feature Michael Lanyard, a jewel thief-turned-private detective who travels the world solving, usually single… more

Alias: The Lone Wolf by Louis Joseph Vance ********** We are pleased to offer thousands of books for the Kindle, in… more

The Lone Wolf by Louis Joseph Vance. This is considered to be the first book in the Lone Wolf Series.A STRATAGEMWhen the maitre-d’hôtel had shown him all over the establishment (innocently enough, en route, furnishing him with a complete li… more

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Title: The Brass BowlAuthor: Louis Joseph Vance1907IDUSTIn the dull hot dusk of a summer’s day a green touring-car,swinging out of the East Drive, pulled up smartly, trembling, atthe edge of the Fifty-ninth Street car-tracks, then more seda… more

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Book 4 of the “Lone Wolf” series!The super crook in “The Lone Wolf,” the object of fiendish vengeance in “The False Faces,” and the clever secret service man in “The Red Masquerade” now has his most thrilling role as a gentleman adventurer … more

The “three of hearts” is the “death sign” woven into the story of a woman possessing a violent and criminal temper. A classic cliff-hanger!=======================================================Dear Readers:We are dedicated to providing our… more

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The tale bristles with breathless adventure, mistaken identities, detective investigations, romantic developments, and startling situations… It is a rousing story, told with a stimulating style, and culminating in love rewarded; but, befo… more

Upon a certain dreary April afternoon in the year of grace, 1906, the apprehensions of Philip Kirkwood, Esquire, Artist-peintre, were enlivened by the discovery that he was occupying that singularly distressing social position, which may be… more

An anthology of 50 classic thrillers with an active table of contents to make it easy to quickly find the book you are looking for.813 by Maurice LeblancAaron Trow by Anthony TrollopeThe After House by Mary Roberts RinehartAladdin of London… more

THE FALSE FACESFURTHER ADVENTURES FROM THE HISTORY OF THE LONE WOLFBY LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE1918CONTENTSI Out of No Man’s LandII From a British PortIII In the Barred ZoneIV In Deep WatersV On the BanksVI Under SuspicionVII In Stateroom 29VIII O… more

An anthology of 50 classic pulp fiction works.813 by Maurice Leblanc32 Caliber by Donald McGibenyThe Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Frank L. PackardAffair in Araby by Talbot MundyThe Agony Column by Earl Derr BiggersAlcatraz by Max BrandAlias… more

Excerpt:”Striking diagonally across Madison Square Park, past the drearily jetting fountain and between arrays of empty benches scarcely beggarly (since that class had deserted them for warmer lounging places) he turned northward on Fifth A… more

The Lone Wolf is the nickname of the fictional character Michael Lanyard, a jewel thief turned private detective in a series of novels written by Louis Joseph Vance (1879–1933). A large number of movies based on and inspired by the books ha… more

Louis Joseph Vance (Sept. 19, 1879–Dec. 16, 1933) was an American novelist, born in Washington, D. C., and educated in the preparatory department of the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. He wrote short stories and verse after 1901, then compo… more